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now, how, cloud, scout

load, doubt, town, tone

What’s the common sound? Yes, it is /aʊ/.
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Task 2. Teacher says these words aloud. Listen carefully and repeat after
each word.

so, low, boat, coke, close
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snow, choke, goal

Can you identify the common sound in these words? It is /əʊ/ the shorter
form of /aʊ/.

Drunken Monkey Kung Fu Scares Village

1. Chikkanayakanahalli : A monkey, addicted to alcohol and often attacking
people, is scaring the wits out of the residents of Shettykere, a village here.

2. The monkey was first noticed in the village a month ago. It has taken a
liking for alcohol, perhaps due to some mischievous alcohol addicts in the vil-

lages initiating it into drinking. It is now addicted to the brew and often gets high.
It has also become indiscriminate in its eating habits and has put on weight and

become aggressive.

3. Once inebriated, the monkey begins harassing passersby and even attacking
them. The aggressive monkey scares even a large crowd. So far, it has attacked
at least 30 persons, and injured many of them. Even dogs are among its victims.

4. The monkey, which has made the bus terminal its home, snatches travellers’

bags and their belongings. Anyone resisting it is attacked.

5. But pious, if not cowardly they are, the residents see it as an incarnation of

Hanuman, the monkey god, and worship it, but their piety is wearing thin, and
they want someone to get rid of the rowdy Simian.

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